A flood warning was issued for Hamilton County, and the heavy rain was affecting many roads here and across the Tennessee Valley.
Students at Central High School will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. due to flooding. Buses will run their regular routes.
Schools in Walker County, Ga., and in Rhea County were on a two-hour delay.
The following roads are either impassable due to water over the roadway and barricaded or the public should use cautions traveling due to high water.
Barricaded: 9000 Dallas Hollow Road, 10200 Hamby Road, 2100 Green Pond Road and 2814 Igou Ferry Road.
Water on Roadway: 6500 Hunter Road, 9100 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, 8100 Smith Road, 6800 Shorttail Springs Road, 10600 Dolly Pond Road and 9600 Snowhill Road.
There is a tree across the roadway at 2318 Gold Point Circle.
Rainfall was to continue today (Tuesday) with some heavy downpours before tapering off tonight and turning sunny on Wednesday.
River Flood Warning for Hamilton County, TN
until 2:00 PM EDT, Wed., Sep 19, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 10:28 AM EDT
... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND... * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET... AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 15 FEET... MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON... MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN... AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. THESE ROADS AND OTHER ROADS WITH CREEKS FLOWING INTO LOOKOUT CREEK WILL FLOOD CAUSING THE ROADS TO BE CLOSED. THE WATER WILL BE A FEW FEET DEEP ON PORTIONS OF THESE ROADS. ALSO MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND DOWNSTREAM AS THE CREEK CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA.
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... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.
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Flood Warning for Hamilton County, TN
until 11:15 AM EDT, Tue., Sep 18, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEVELAND... HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA... MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATHENS... MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DECATUR... MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SWEETWATER... RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAYTON...
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
* AT 819 AM EDT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HIGH WATER. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE.
* AREAS AFFECTED BY FLOODING INCLUDE RED BANK... EAST RIDGE... AND CHATTANOOGA... ETOWAH... SPRING CITY... CLEVELAND... AND SWEETWATER.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER... ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE... TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.
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Flood Warning for Hamilton County, TN
until 8:15 AM EDT, Tue., Sep 18, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 2:24 AM EDT
Updated Sep 18, 2012, 6:45am EDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR... HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA...
* UNTIL 815 AM EDT
* AT 221 AM EDT... HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS HAMILTON COUNTY AND THE CHATTANOOGA AREA. MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS AROUND CHATTANOOGA. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY MORNING... FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
* AREAS AFFECTED BY FLOODING INCLUDE RED BANK... EAST RIDGE... AND CHATTANOOGA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER... ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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River Flood Warning for Hamilton County, TN
until 4:31 PM EDT, Wed., Sep 19, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 4:36 AM EDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Sep 18, 2012, 6:45am EDT
... FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 4 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET... AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 15.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY. * AT 15 FEET... MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO EXPAND ALONG SELLS LANE IN TRENTON... MASON ROAD NEAR RISING FAWN... AND CREEK ROAD NEAR NEW ENGLAND. THESE ROADS AND OTHER ROADS WITH CREEKS FLOWING INTO LOOKOUT CREEK WILL FLOOD CAUSING THE ROADS TO BE CLOSED. THE WATER WILL BE A FEW FEET DEEP ON PORTIONS OF THESE ROADS. ALSO MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND DOWNSTREAM AS THE CREEK CROSSES THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE TIFTONA AREA. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET ON MAR 9 2011.
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... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND AFFECTING DADE AND HAMILTON COUNTIES
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Flood Advisory for Hamilton County, TN
until 9:00 AM EDT, Tue., Sep 18, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
Updated Sep 18, 2012, 6:50am EDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED AN
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... MARYVILLE... ALCOA... BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWPORT... WESTERN GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... EXTREME SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DANDRIDGE... KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE... LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE... POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... DUCKTOWN... BENTON... SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG... CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT
* AT 558 AM EDT... AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. MANY AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL OVERNIGHT... AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO SEE FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH 9 AM INCLUDE KNOXVILLE... MARYVILLE... MADISONVILLE... AND SEVIERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
TO REPORT FLOODING... HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
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Flood Watch for Hamilton, TN
until 12:00 PM EDT, Tue., Sep 18, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Knoxville/Tri-Cities, TN
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 4:12 AM EDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Sep 18, 2012, 6:50am EDT
... FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... ANDERSON... BLEDSOE... BRADLEY... CAMPBELL... HAMILTON... LOUDON... MARION... MCMINN... MEIGS... MORGAN... NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE... SCOTT TN... SEQUATCHIE AND WEST POLK.
* UNTIL NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY
* RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH.
* THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. FLOODING PROBLEMS THAT DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AS MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN... WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... .KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RISING WATER OR WATER OVER ROADWAYS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD... TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN!
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... HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT MUCH THE AREA THIS MORNING... THEN DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.